KiwiSavers consigned to Conservative Default Funds have to Save Harder and Pay more Tax
The Government’s decision to retain the conservative default funds approach to KiwiSaver means New Zealanders will have to save a lot more for a lot […]
Month: October 2013
Public meetings on Amalgamation to be held in Kāpiti
Residents and ratepayers are being invited to public meetings in the Wellington region to share their views on the future shape of local government. Two […]
Kāpiti Community Foodbank fills necessary role
The Annual General Meeting of the Kāpiti Community Foodbank was held on 23 August, 2013 and attended by twenty supporters.The Chairperson had resigned earlier in […]
Pressure put on new Council to deliver
Dear Editor Congratulations to Ross Church and the new councillors. I hope they will deliver all they have promised a dam built by volunteers, lower […]
Fair deal wanted at public meetings
Dear Editor, Re: “Mayor’s Right to skip meeting” it is everybody ‘s democratic right to attend public meetings, and if you do so you expect […]
Kāpiti residents encouraged to dispose of unwanted TVs at drop off events
Residents in Kāpiti are being encouraged to drop off their unwanted TVs at a series of drop-off events in October. The additional special drop-off sites […]
Nominations open for selecting Labours candidate in the Ōtaki electorate
Nominations for the Labour candidacy for the Ōtaki electorate in the 2014 general election have opened.Bruce Taylor, spokesperson for the Ōtaki Labour Electorate Committee, said, […]
Community Board results
Community Boards Ōtaki – James Cootes, Colin Pearce, Rob Kofoed, Christine Papps Waikanae – Michael Scott, Jocelyn Prvanov, Eric Gregory, James Westbury Paraparaumu-Raumati – Fiona […]
Stepping up to support local charities
News that community based youth services in the Kāpiti region like Kāpiti Youth Support and Youth Quest are under huge financial pressure and may even […]
Will Wellington Boot or Give a Leg Up to Tourism in Kāpiti?
One of the candidates in the mayoral elections in Wellington, Jack Yan, envisions Kāpiti becoming the new gateway to Wellington and North Island with the […]